License-holder



H. E. PALMER.

LICENSE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 5,1919.

l Patented July 26,1921.

UNI-TED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.HARRY E. PALMER, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT, ASSIGNOR T0 AUTO SPECIALTY CO. INC., OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT, A CORPORATION 0F VERMONT.n

LICENSE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July y26', 1921.

Application filed July 5, 1919. Serial No. 308,796.

To 1M fw tem t may concern.'

Be it known that I, HARRY E. PALMER, a citizen of the `United States, residing at Burlington, county of Chittenden, State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in License-Holders, ot

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a caseor frame' for holding automobile licenses, registration The utility of such device will be apparent to all those familiar with automobile reey quirements and the habits of drivers. The advisability of having at all times when driving the licenses and registrations required by law has made it highly desirable to keep such papers? in the car itself. The

diiiculty has beenthat the papersmust be kept where 4kthey can be readily inspected by an otlicer and -yet wheretliey can not be ma liciously or accidentallyv degfaced,- lost or removed. l p

TheV difficulty ci meeting these require` ments is a source ofconstant annoyance to the automobilist and van equally constant basis `for embarrassing warnings, arrests or revocations of licenseby the authorities.

My invention contemplates a device by which these papers `may be' safely and con-` veniently preserved` permittingv their` habitual location and permanent display inthe vehicle itself and yet also permittingthenr` to be readily removed and slipped in' the pocket where .a car` istemporarily left'in a` public place'.

For the purposes of illustration of. in

vention I have A shown 7 in 'the accompanying drawings a form of device found well adapted to useand to the usualrequirements and average habits "of motorists.Y In this Vform theinvention comprises essentially apermanent base or back plate whichdis attached to the car and a detachable frame or case within which these papers may be lodged in such a way as to be visible,t this case or frame be readily inand` side respectively.

i l/Vhen the 'thus bent being capable of an immediate snug mounting on the base or back and yet readily detachable and conveniently carried in the pocket when so desired.

Throughout the specification and drawings like reference characters are correspondingly employed, and in the drawings:

igure I is a View of the blankconstituting my trame member. f

Fig. II a plan view of the back member.

Fig. III a vertical section between front and back of my assembled device, and

Fig. IV through the asembled member at right angles to that of Fig. III.

In constructing my invention I produce a sheet metal blank as shown in Fig. I, consisting of generally rectangular piece having a central cut out or opening through which the `lcense or registration card is to beeX- pose The stock from this cut or opening constitutes a base 1 which is provided with screw holes 3 for permanently attaching it to f some vconvenient portion of the oar. The top edge of the base member 1 is bent over` in a hooked portion 2 and at its lower. edge is turned at right angles to form a flange 1 the material being inturned upon itself to make a strong resilient lip. This lower lip or flange is cut away at 5 to give finger clearance. t n

The frame blank consists of main top and bottom areas 10 and side areas 11 beyond which are edge areas 12 and 13 at thel top y These areas are adapted to be bent backwardly along the lines 121 and 111 indicated in dotted lines in F ig. 1 to form the edges of the frame.

ABeyond the area 13 which constitutes `the lateral edges of the frame are back flaps 14 which in' turn are folded along dotted `lines 141 shown in F ig. I. notchedasindicated at 15 leaving between the notches a tongue 16 which is slightly bentvout ofthe plane ofthe rest of the flap so as to be disposed somewhat behind it and readily engageable bythe top lhook portion 2 of the base member 1. The bottom area 12 is notched at 1T to leave a central thumb y tab 18 for engagement when it is desired to dislodge the frame from the base member. frame member shown in Fig. I is up it `comprises substantially a sides of the back.

mediately attached or mounted on the base .1 member by pushing the tongues 16 up under theVV hook portion 2 of the back and then pushing in on the base of the frameA until the lower edge portions 12 snap within the- Vlower lip 4 of the base The portions of the v adjacentithel opening 5 are slightly sprung lip 4 of the'base 1 or pressed. inwardly asindcated at 51 in some exaggeration. This causes the frame to be `tightly gripped by the base Von each side of Ythetab 18 thus holding the frame securely in place and yet making it readily l. releas'able by 1a slight prying pressure.

TheV frame with the license fully protected and neatly'bound may therefore be detached or attached.

plainly .visible through the Celluloid C requiring only aglance fromthe ofice'rif the driver is stopped in trafhc.- The structure of the base member and its engagement Vwith Y theframe member makes it possible to use theblank struck from the front opening ofV the frame thus `giving a piece'of satisfactory dimensions and thus saving'scrap. p

Various. modifications may obviously be made inthe construction and utilization of y my device, all without departingVV from the spirit ofV my invention if within the of the'appended claims. i Y Y What I therefore claim and desiree-to -secure by Lettersl Patent is:

- 41. A 'license `Cara holder, Comprising the combination of a flat rectangular metal plate having provisions for 'permanently attach- Y ing it to a supporting surface, one edge of said'plate being-folded over and the oppositel edge being bent at substantially right angles,

and an openL metal frame of greater length than said plate and having its edges folded overV tohold the card,"the folded portionsV ofthe longitudinal edges of saidy frame be-v c ing cut'awaynear one end so as to engageV under said foldedrover, edge of the plate, the end folded'edge of said frame remote from said cut away .portions beingV adapted Vtofdetachably engagegsaid bentedge of the plate, andsaid end folded edge of the fran'lef` Yand said bent edge of the-,plate being `cen-` trally cut away to ,facilitate their disengagement.f'f f.; 'n l f 24A license card holder,*comprising a base :plate and areinovable frame, said base platef having. twe opposite parallel :edges bentV .over vandsaid' frame-having all fourl edgesrbent over', two parallel bent edgesofY `When attached the license is said frame being notched to engage under one of the bent over edges of said base plate and one of the remaining edges of said frame detachably fitting under the other bent edge of said base plate. Y

3., An automob'le license card holder, comprising an open metal frame having its edges folded over to hold the card, and a base plate formed from the center 'portion of said frame and having two parallel edges bent over, the said bent edges being adapted to removably engage certain of said folded edges, whereby the base plate may be permanently attached to a'supporting surface ofan automobile and the frame be mounted Von said plate 0r be detached therefrom and an open sheet'metal frame flanged on its edges to.'V hold the license card, said frame being longer ijn one direction than said plateV and having its longer Vflanges notchednear one end to engage one ofthe flanges on the plate, one of the shorter flanges of said frame being adapted to engage the other flange on the plate, said two last mentioned flangesbeing'centrally cut away to facilitate the disengagement ofthe `frame from theplate, said frame'also having a finger piece at said cut away portion. y Y Y 5. A device ofthe class described comprising a permanent attachable base Ahaving a hooked top and flanged bottom and anC open frame,co1npri'sing a cut rout front portion,

Vnently secured to a supportingsurface, and

folded side portions and inturned back Hap Y y scribedl consisting of a frame member and a base member, said frame consisting of a folded `blank comprising a rectangular front area having an opening therethrough, edge areas formed onthe edges vof the front area and back 4flap areas formed on the edges of Vopposite edger areas, ysaid base member` comprising the blank from said front area opening and having its top and bottom edges v bent into frame engaging members.`

7 An vautomobile license holder, comprising Ya 'relatively fiat folded blank having a frontarea provided with la display opening therethrough and having` overfolded-mar ginal portions defining with said vfront area a pocket underlying said display: opening.

and adapted toV receive and position an in- Y serted license registrationf 'for inspection .through said display opening, anda relaV A,tively fiat base underlying saidjblank and adapted to be" permanently attached to anautomobile and having its opposite edges bent to provide blank engaging portions whereby said blank may be detachably mounted upon said base.

8. A holder of the class described, comprising a base and a frame detachably connected to each other, and having respectively a finger opening and a finger tab registering with said opening when the base and frame are assembled whereby the frame may be detached from the base by simple pressure applied to said finger tab followed by a withdrawing pull thereon.

9. In a device of the class described, a frame having a finger pull, a base comprising a blank cut from said frame having a finger opening registering with said nger pull when the base and frame are assembled whereby the frame may be detached from the base by simple pressure on the linger 20 HARRY E. PALMER. Witnesses FRED G. WEBSTER, E. A. HOWARD. 

